New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-02
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WASHINGTON, April 1.-There never was Cab
met about which of reorganization have Nted
with such persistency as that OF MI CLEVELAND lis
members had not been III office six months when the
rumor was started that Mr.. Bayard would resign. The
retirement OF Secretary Manning matter OF spec
ulation for than year before it actually took
place Mr.. Nhitney's dissatisfaction and dsapPont-
ment have always singled linn out IA the one member
of Mr. Clcyeland's Cabinet who was SURF to withdraw
sooner or later Shortly before Mr.. Lamar got mar
red it said that be too had tired OF holding Once
and would withdraw from public lie. The recent tax
..bont Secretary EndicOts intention 10 resign Is st
fresh in the minds OF everybody. The resignation OF
Mr. Villas has been hinted at more than once. As Tor
the Attorney eneral his resignation has been accord
ing to the newspapers and the Lossp OF the streets
imminent these two years past but he slick WI,
ten icty truly wonderful. was talking with mem
Der OF the Cabinet only yestei day SAID he;
~There has not been single day for the last two
years that should not have been glad nay anxious
even to resign OF duty alone keeps me at my
post. II / to consult my personal copiol', my
Individual preferences my private business interests.
would Law down the commission which the President
handed TO me two years ago ana retIe 10 PilNae NE
tomorrow"
and apparently with little desire TO hide his feelings
that one could not help wondering at the curious re-
lations which must exist between tie ffes"eht ana MS
confident al advisers Advisers is perhaps too strong
term in this case for the heads OF the great depart
ments are virtually nothing more in the eyes OF NJ
Cleveland than chief clerks. 10 has happened more
than once that their advice not followed Except
that they sometimes furnish the President with IN
formation rs to the dOngs OF their departments, 40
not think that the President has much Tor any one
of them TO a man like Mr.. Whitney, fell of ambition
and an xous to scale quickly the political ladder such
a condition OF affairs must appear more man uh7alis
factory and 1t is not at all improbable that in IN
guarded moments he has spoken his mind more freoy
than seemed him wise atterward Stu IT scarcely
probable that he any advantage IN retiring rom
the Cabinet at the present time. lew days ago lie
said to an intimate friend:
Duty comDels TO remain AT my post. am IN
honor bound to stand by the President and shall do
until he goes out oil ONCE
The Chinese Minister has the reputation OF being one
of the richest in China, though he lives III
modest manner here In Washington ana only rarely
enterains He Is proposing TO SAL Tor SPAN To
which country lie is also an accredited Ambassador
He expects return in September, and next year Will
90 to Peru, a third country to which MT. Chang Is
accredited. He delighted his guests at dinner on
Yesterday by exhibiting to them his me coectUn OF
art treasures Ii prises another peacbblow vase
which stands five inches in height and which the Min
lister IL said to allow out OF his sight Keeping IL
uDon his desk during the day and Ill his beGl Dom al
night He also exhibited some very ancient crockery
more. than fifty pieces of lacquer ware bronze vase
said to be 1000 years old and some pieces Oh white
porcelain made during the Ming dynasty ana presented
TO the Minister by member OF the Imperial family
some pieces OF white jade, cabinet boxes and iniaid
picture panels 10 gears Old
William T. Chandler denies the accuracy Of recently
reported interview with hin relative 10 the next Repup
lean candidate foT resident line s sad inG@stms
he thought Mr. Baine's nomination would De Iorce
defeat substantially the whole reports incorrect eT
cept the expression OF opinion tha the lsepnDheh NOM
nation would be deliberately and carefully made, anG
that Mr. Blaine would do nothing toward making himself
a candidate in 1888. as he did not III 1854 Inc slatc
ment that magnetism ia well enough for the BOYS but
it don't carry calculating and thoughtful voters Is
| Dilre fabrication.